Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron: Summary & Analysis

In “Harrison Bergeron” Kurt Vonnegut depicts a society in which everyone is mentally, physically, and socially equal. Throughout the history of our country, Americans have sought racial, gender, and socio-economic equality. On paper, such a society seems ideal. Through the story, one might infer that Vonnegut views the concept of total equality as ludicrous. Equality…